Two from Indiana arrested after pot seized during traffic stop

June 13, 2013

FALLING WATERS - Two people were arraigned Wednesday on felony drug charges in connection with a traffic stop Tuesday near a construction zone on Interstate 81 that resulted in the seizure of a large amount of marijuana.

Both Cody James Godina, 18, of Francesville, Ind., and Marshea Nicole Dunn, 27, also of Francesville, Ind., were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana, transporting a controlled substance into the state and conspiracy to commit a felony.

According to court records, at about 5:03 p.m. Tuesday, Senior Trooper P.L. North of the West Virginia State Police was traveling south on I-81 in a construction area and saw a single cab Chevrolet pickup truck begin to drift between the two lanes, blocking both of them. The truck then drifted back into the left lane and back again to the right before it exited at the 20-mile marker, records show.

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North pulled over the truck and approached the vehicle. The driver was identified as Dunn and Godina was a passenger. Dunn appeared nervous and every time she was asked a question she wouldn't make eye contact with the officer, records show.

She refused to give police consent to search the truck, so Trooper First Class N.K. Campbell and his K9 partner, Jackon, responded to the scene of the traffic stop. The police K9 did a sweep of the truck and indicated something was in the rear of the vehicle, records show.

While searching the truck, police located a large box in the bed of the vehicle under a black cover. The box contained a large quantity of suspected marijuana wrapped in cellophane. Inside the suspected marijuana was a piece of scrap paper displaying the number 19.2. There was also a smaller amount, which was also wrapped in cellophane, records show.

Both Dunn and Godina were placed under arrest and taken to Eastern Regional Jail to await their arraignment Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, both Dunn and Godina were being held at Eastern Regional Jail on $100,000 bail.